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  • Friday, 21 June, 2024
    UK retail sales
    Clothes and furniture spending lift British retail sales more than expected

    Public finance data shows large debt challenge facing next government

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  • Thursday, 20 June, 2024
    The State of Britain
    A plan for reviving regional cities in the UK Premium content

    Also in this week’s newsletter: a salutary lesson for Labour

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  • Thursday, 20 June, 2024
    KPMG UK
    KPMG to cut further 200 UK jobs amid market slowdown

    Big Four firm has carried out review of cost base and is also facing a drop in number of staff leaving

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  • Thursday, 20 June, 2024
    Nuclear energy
    Sellafield nuclear waste site pleads guilty to IT security breaches

    UK state-owned operator accepts cyber security was ‘not sufficiently adhered to’

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  • Thursday, 20 June, 2024
    UK interest rates
    Bank of England holds rates at 5.25% in ‘finely balanced’ decision

    MPC deals blow to Rishi Sunak but leaves door open to post-election cut

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  • Thursday, 20 June, 2024
    Global Economy
    Global inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares

    Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane but not all central banks have taken action yet. See how this affects you

  • Thursday, 20 June, 2024
    Gilts
    Labour could borrow more without UK bond market backlash, say investors

    Relaxing fiscal rules unlikely to provoke a Liz Truss-style gilts crisis, according to fund managers

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  • Thursday, 20 June, 2024
    Sarah O'Connor
    Zero-hours contracts — an obituary

    These arrangements remain a blight on Britain’s labour market

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  • Thursday, 20 June, 2024
    Childcare
    Staff shortages undermine manifesto plans to boost childcare in England

    Providers say ‘number one concern’ is lack of workers in low-wage sector

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  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    UK government spending
    Extra £38bn a year needed by 2029-30 to ‘revive’ NHS, says think-tank

    Parties ‘need to be honest’ about scale of investment needed to tackle health service crisis in England, warn analysts

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  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    UK inflation
    UK inflation hits BoE’s 2% target in May

    Rishi Sunak hails ‘very good news’ but markets dial back bets on rate cuts owing to services price pressures

  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
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    Starling steps up legal action against debtors amid defaults and FCA probe

    About 90% of fintech’s outstanding SME loans are guaranteed by UK government

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  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    News in-depthUK inflation
    How ‘pub meal’ inflation has hit hopes of UK rate cut

    Price rises for services remain stubbornly high despite the headline rate dropping

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  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    Chris Giles
    Labour can increase spending without raising tax

    It involves austerity, some quirks in UK fiscal rules and ensuring government action requires private investment

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  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
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    Amazon’s workers at UK warehouse to vote on union representation

    Results of ballot of 3,000 Coventry-based staff due on July 15

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  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    Weary Crawley voters stuck in ‘Robin Hood’ economy

    Mixed fortunes in Sussex ‘new town’ dent confidence in main parties’ ability to restore prosperity

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  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    UK mortgage rates
    Credit card debt hits UK mortgage affordability

    Outstanding card balances on the rise as interest rates remain high

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  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    ExplainerUK general election 2024
    Why UK private equity is ‘encouraged’ by Labour’s signals on promised tax crackdown

    Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves’s comments were received well by those who believe she has opened the door to less harsh options

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  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Britain’s broken public services

    Neither Tories nor Labour are being upfront about what is needed to fix them

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  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    Law
    Serco settles landmark shareholder lawsuit

    Case over share price drop was first of its kind in England to go to trial

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  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    Andy Haldane
    Post-election, Britain will once again waive the rules

    Self-imposed fiscal constraints risk starving the economy of the investment needed to boost growth

  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    John Lewis Partnership PLC
    John Lewis and Waitrose blame shoplifting surge on ‘greed not need’

    Retail group introduces tactics to tackle industry-wide record levels of theft and staff abuse

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  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    Labour’s private equity tax crackdown to exempt bosses who risk their own capital

    If executives invest their own money in a deal, earnings would be taxed as a capital gain rather than income

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  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Will we need to pay tax on gifting our Swiss apartment?

    My wife and I would like to gift our flat to our children

  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    Consumer trends
    Discounting fails to tempt European consumers as cost of living crisis drags on

    Promotions are up but sales remain muted in sign that demand is not recovering

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